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Happy New Year!

BNSF’s Shelby-Laurel manifest train blows through downtown Stanford, Mt. on a cold December morning. The snow which fell on Christmas eve lingers around town thanks to temperatures which hover near zero.

– Watch for snow in the Columbia River Gorge. Last year was a bust hopefully this year will be positive. (Met) – MLK holiday railfanning somewhere in the area. (Met) – Montana at spring break. I’m looking forward to another visit to Central Montana, this time while the snow is still around. (Met) – GorgeRail in May. I’ve signed up to be a presenter, so make sure you can find your way there. (Not met, however I did present at Autumn Leaf in October) – Hot Rails/Gaynor Campout in July or August. I’ve passed on a couple of trips to Stevens Pass lately so this will get me back up there again. (Not Met thanks to family obiligations) – Autumn Leaf in October. I think I enjoy fall best in the Northwest so this should be a good time as always. (Met) – I have a few weeks of vacation to use this year so I’m sure there will be more. (Met)

Moving on to 2013 I can see some similar items on the horizon.

– Repair my 70-200mm lens in January. – Tracks in the Snow in February. – GorgeRail in May. – Hot Rail/Gaynor Campout in the summer. This year I have a chance to make it since we don’t have a huge family event planned – Autumn Leaf in October. – September may contain a visit to Canada. Plans for this were just discussed today so this is very tentative.

On top of the usual I need to assign myself a photography project. I have some thoughts but I need to think through the ideas and get plans put together.